A Final Fantasy mainstay, the character Cid, has been revealed in recent scans, along with every RPG playable character necessity, the "ultimate attack." In this case, Lightning's was shown in a separate scan from Shonen Jump; it is called Scene Drive.
It should also be noted that, just like any other standard RPG, the game will be approximately 60 hours long, so says FFXIII director Toriyama. Which means one should only have to turn on their PS3/XBox360 about two or three times in order to finish the game.
More images forthcoming? One can only wait to see!
On a final note, there is also a new Crystal Chronicles trailer out. Enjoy.
Source: Magic Box, FFXIII.net, FFUnion
...It would appear that a certain FFVII character, a Mr. Zack Fair, has found his way into the newest Kingdom Hearts game. These images are the result of a magazine scan, accompanied by some more game screenshots. Among them are images of a respectable gentleman (and child) in a lab coat. A stark contrast to what the future holds for him. Well, technically, half of him.
Source: Magic Box, KH Forum Thread
...Japanese blog 'Akiba Blog' has taken some photos of the stores in Akihabara set up with FF13 decorations. I was in Japan for the release of Pokemon Diamond/Pearl, so I managed to witness (and participate in) one of these 'major game launches' myself. Take a look at them through the 'Source' link below. Be warned about clicking around too much on the site though, there may be some NSFW things.
Source: Akiba Blog
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Not to be outdone by its flashier, more expensive cousins, Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers for the Wii has revealed its box art. And I might say that they are much more interesting than the FF13 covers. Check them out here - JP :: US :: EU
The US covers for FF13 were also shown, and as expected they are almost exactly the same as the EU versions. PS3 :: 360
...In another installment of the ongoing marathon to actually play the Final Fantasy games, we at EoFF are proud to present the tenth game in the series that was graced with a numeral. Unfortunately, if we considered FF titles, this would not be number ten.
Forum. Game. Now.
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Traditionally, the game covers for the Final Fantasy games have been different for the European and US versions. However, the games are coming out on the same day, so I wouldn't be too surprised if North America got the same cover. There are other images of the character that I would have used instead, but I really don't look at game covers that often after I open the box. The Japanese box art is just the logo on a white background. But Europe gets Thunder Lightning Thighs.
I haven't seen any official notice that this is the 'final' trailer for FF13's Japan release, but here it is anyway. As trailers go, this is up there with the rest of the exciting ones. The highest quality version is available on the official site (click 'Trailers', it's #4), but you can find them on YouTube already. I might recommend this YouTube video which provides a good-enough translation of the characters' dialogue. Since it's in Japanese.
There's a discussion thread in our forums already, so you can comment on it there.
Source: Official Japanese Site
...I don't mean a Business Building Seminar. What I mean is that Disney (unsurprisingly) is not allowing digital downloads of Birth By Sleep, the newest installment of the Kingdom Hearts series for the PSP. Based on divided opinions on internet piracy (the correct opinion is unfortunately, illegal), it is not at all shocking that Disney would not want to risk the financial fallout.
Source: Sankaku (NSFW)
...A very large number of images (screenshot quality) have been released for FFXIII. In addition, another scan has been released from Shonen Jump, featuring Cactuars. On a final note, the last FFXIII trailer will be released shortly, accompanied by countdown, because we can't figure out how many seconds away this is.
Source: FFUnion, Magic Box, FFXIII.net, FFXIII Official Site
...But Peyton Manning is good at football.
Either way, EoFF is always available to provide the newest updates on anything Final Fantasy related. In this case, we are happy to announce that this past Veteran's Day, we unveiled the new Super Mario RPG section. Though there was not much fanfare, there's nothing bad about free stuff, right?
...Famitsu has released upgraded versions of the images that have been shown on the internet regarding Alexander, Hope, and Chocobos.
Additionally, one could unlock a special item for FFXIII on XBox Live by retweeting a message. This was an announcement yesterday, but some of us were busy playing Modern Warfare 2.
In case you missed the big giant announcement yesterday, there is now a YouTube video with the FFXIII announcement. I for one, am not looking forward to the music. Not only is Uematsu not involved, but Leona Lewis is. Someone, please tell me why I didn't watch The Graduate play at Ottobar this past Tuesday. This is musical catastrophe. This is like fighting that FFX boss in the arena. Problem is, I am not an overpowered FFX character.
Source: FFUnion, FFXIII.net (Images), FFXIII.net (XBox), YouTube
...That right there is the European and American release date of Final Fantasy 13. Check out the announcement video on the official site.
This is a very fast turnaround for the localization, as this is less than 3 months after the Japanese release. British singer Leona Lewis will be providing the theme song for the game.
Source: Final Fantasy 13 Official Site
...As it turns out, the FFXIV code to be found is not access to any pre-release content, but is the promotional code for a secret item. One would have hoped for an equation to calculate the entropy of black holes instead, but we will do what is currently possible. Instead, it may be known that two new classes have been revealed.
Additionally, it would appear that FFXIII will feature equipment changes: new scans show Lightning with a weapon other than the one that has been featured. A "gunblade 2.0", or so to speak, though this is no guarantee that this weapon will be the second weapon upgrade available for her in the game.
...As previously mentioned, Alexander was revealed in the newest issue of Shonen Jump. Only now, there's images.
Source: FFXIII.net
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